Mozambique phone firm blocks thousands over fraud
Mozambique’s mobile firm Vodacom which oversees the money transfer platform, M-Pesa, says it blocks around 2,500 numbers a month linked to fraud. Some 80 people are swindled everyday in fraudulent mobile money transactions, according to Vodacom. Vodafone M-Pesa’s head of marketing, Daisy Madeira, said numbers from other mobile service operators were also involved in the […]
Volta Regional Minister cuts sod for 150-seater capacity conference hall
Volta Regional Minister, Dr Archibald Yao Letsa, has cut the sod for the construction of a 150-seater capacity conference hall for the Regional Command of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS). The facility is being funded by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) and is expected to be completed in one year. Dr Letsa commended the […]
Obuasi Government Hospital inaugurates project to improve maternal healthcare
The Obuasi Government Hospital has inaugurated its newly-constructed Maternity Block to improve maternal healthcare in the Municipality and adjoining districts. The 16-bed capacity project, funded by the AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Community Trust Fund (AGA-OCTF), aims primarily to reduce maternal and neonatal deaths. It includes an operating theatre, delivery, examination, recovery, anaesthetic and sluice rooms. Others […]
Malaria prevention education must be sustained
Greater Accra Regional Malaria Case Management facilitator, Dr Mavis Oppong Addo, has called for increased and sustained education on malaria prevention to properly manage the cases in Ghana. She said even though the country has made strides in malarial control, the disease is still prevalent, hence the need for intensification of education. In this direction, […]
